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The president of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, is asking for foreign help to fight forest and agricultural fires in his country. According to Mr Widodo, Indonesian helicopters are only able to carry a small amount of the water needed to put out the fires. “It’s time that countries joined hands to act before everything is too late,” the Associated Press reported his comment.

The Indonesian National Institute of Aeronautics and Space says more than 1,300 fires are burning across the country. The government has sent about 25,000 soldiers, police and firefighters in six provinces to battle the fires.

Indonesian farmers and some businesses often burn rainforest to clear land at this time of year. The burning usually takes place during the country's dry season. But a large rise in palm(棕榈)oil production on peat lands is blamed for the many fires this year. Peat is made partly of dead plants, which burns easily and is often used as cooking fuel.

The resulting thick, black smoke has polluted skies over Indonesia and four other countries. The burning has worsened air quality, closed schools and caused any outdoor activities to stop. The smoke is not only affecting people; it is affecting wildlife. In Indonesian Borneo, an animal rescue center says some of its animals have developed breathing problems. If the fires continue, a lot more could become sick and some could die.

Scientists have warned that the fires this year could be worst ever because of a weather system called El Nino. They say the weather system has created extremely dry conditions in Indonesia.

1.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A. Countries should hold hands in the fight against fires.

B. It takes countries time to figure out ways to fight fires.

C. It’s too late for countries to make efforts together to put out fires.

D. Countries should work together to put our fires as soon as possible.

2.Which statement is true according to the passage?

A. El Nino might help relieve the dry conditions in Indonesia.

B. Many animals have become sick and died because of the fires.

C. 25,000 people from home and abroad have been sent to fight fires.

D. Some other countries besides Indonesia have been affected by the fires.

3.What is the main cause of the many fires this year?

A. The increase in palm oil production.

B. The burning of rainforest.

C. The extreme dry weather.

D. A weather system called El Nino.

4.This passage might be found in .

A. a government report B. a news report

C. a firefighting guide D. an agricultural book

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